149074128 EFFECTS AND SOLUTIONS TO POOR INFRASTRUCTURES IN NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT PARASTATALS In all these developments, there is the underlying assumption that globalization is good for all and that its benefits are shared out (even if not equally) all over the world. The more developed countries benefit while the least developed countries tend to remain impoverished and do not share in the benefits. The combined effect of the global fluidity of finance capital, the growth of foreign direct investment, and the emergence of global corporations have greatly undermined the economic and political sovereignty of states--especially the poor ones. It must be emphasized that the so-called globalized world is riddled with imperfections. Information Technology: uses computers, which have become indispensable in modern societies to process data and to save time. The use of computers is so pervasive to modern development in commerce, education and government among others. Telecommunication Technologies: includes telephones-mobile, and broadcasting of radio and television-often through satellite etc. Networking Technologies: these includes the Internet, but which has extended to mobile phone technology, satellite communications, and other forms of communication that are still in their infancy. All of these have come to dominate modern society and become the basis for the survival of the modern man. Olubamise (2006) remarked that "there are two issues that are
That this was also the decade in which globalization came into full swing is more than a minor inconvenience for its advocates” (Rodrick). If globalization is supposed to present an advantage to developing countries, why have there been so many setbacks? Indeed, both sides will have its winners and losers regardless of which side of the development coin they live on, but for the most part globalization has lifted millions out of poverty, improved the standard of living, and increased life expectancy rates all while keeping developed nations relatively competitive to their developing counterparts. Globalization’s value is that it seeks to create an economic equilibrium in the world, where parties are free from barriers and can benefit from one another through a more efficient allocation of resources. This allows all participating nations to contribute to an integrated economy and where all nations willing to embrace globalization have the potential to benefit. Regardless, the path to successful integration to the global economy has not always been easy. There is contention towards globalization as some argue that it is detrimental to developed nations, while many developing countries that were forced to hastily open up their markets and integrate failed. However, if implemented properly, globalization has proven that it can benefit all parties involved and that the potential gains outweigh the losses.
Globalization involves “the socioeconomic reform process of eliminating trade, investment, information technology, and cultural and political barriers across countries, which could lead to increased economic growth and geopolitical integration and independence among nations of the world (Gasper, 2017, p. 5)”. Globalization has led to many great successes and has allowed good and services to cross foreign borders. Globalization permits economic growth within developing and developed countries.
Globalization is not a unique phenomenon in the 21st century. What is unique about our experience of globalization, though, is the accelerated speed in which globalization has propagated. At a dizzying speed, globalization has left parts of the world more affluent than ever whereas other parts of the world are still swept in vertigo, unable to fully garner the benefits it offers. Despite current polarized experiences and the tradeoff between domestic politics and globalization, the overall results have been sweepingly positive as globalization increases equality and catalyzes the economic development when combined with the active roles of the states in creating the institutional practices conducive for growth.
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There is no doubt to reveals the fact that globalization has benefited more than developing countries. Globalization is misused or over used. The difference between rich and poor continued from the beginning of time. Nearly thousand years ago people use barter system to fill the gap between demands and supply. Due to lack of technology and lack of communication system most people sell and buy products within the boundary of a country but today recent era is a totally different era. Global currency, global language and advance technology provide a platform to stay connected all over the world.
Globalization has done a tremendous disservice to those that seek to create wealth and resource equality. Globally it has created a system where as the counties with access to strong markets, copious resources, and relatively educated populations will succeed, while those countries that lag behind in categories such as those willhave a difficult time maintaining in the global economic system.
In theory, globalization should help contribute to the equality of the global economy. Yet this is not the case in reality. Globalization contributes to unsustainable prosperity for a very small percentage of the world’s population. For those in developing countries, it is especially unsustainable. The resources in these areas are consumed at an unstable rate and the environment given very little consideration. The workers are treated as if they are expendable. The smaller economies of these countries are vastly taken advantage of. For these reasons, globalization contributes to sustainable prosperity to a small extent.
In the view of a supporter, globalization means a taste of culture, access to goods, more choices to choose from, and boundless opportunities in cooperation. Towards opponents it is social injustices, exploitation, and terrible working conditions that causes people to go against. Over time income inequality has been growing a distance over the years. There are debates and arguments to this day about the income inequality. Within the nation, opponents are voicing that “freer trade and investment allows international companies to close the factories in high wage”. While the low waged/ developing nations are moved leading to the increase in wage in both blue collar and white collar. In between nations, there are claims of whether globalization
Globalization affects everyone, whether intended, directly or otherwise; it has gradually increased its presence in our daily lives. In this essay, I will point out who are the ones benefited and the ones injured from it by breaking down the question in four broad aspects: economic, political, socio-cultural and environmental. Seemingly, I will analyse the causals for this particular outcomes and distributions that indicate that globalization is creating further divergence in our world increasingly fragmented and unequal. The globalization winners – predominantly developed countries, the top 1% wealthiest demographic segments, transnational companies (TNC’s), supranational
Never in Earth's long standing have people so greatly profited from the economic freedom that globalization provides. While not everyone in the world has gained, or gained equally from the consummation of globalization, it is still very easy to argue that never have so many people, from so many places around the world lived in such prosperous conjunction. It is this reason that globalization is the tsunami to our ocean, flooding and taking over our whole world, while also benefiting us all.
The amount of problems that continues to grow with globalization in Africa vary but include the unfair practices and the misuse of developing countries, cultural homogenization, and the effects on Africa’s economy and environment. Globalization is a controversial issue, though people and states might argue that it helps decrease global poverty, others argue that it actually increases wealth inequality worldwide. The problem with developing nations and to be exact Africa, is to come up with a policy that helps public order and benefits from globalization. The policies should help get rid of destabilization, and/or marginalization.
There are many ways to look at and understand modern globalization. In general terms, globalization means that the world, as a whole, is leading to a more utopian society, meaning that the globe is become very interconnected and similarities are growing between different regions and cultures of the world. Globalization is a phenomenon that has been evolving since before 10,000 B.C. This constant evolution can cause many problems, but it can also solve many issues positively as well. Development of any country, however, seems to be a key issue when discussing globalization. Globalization and development present two different factors in the world today. Many countries are lacking in their own development while the world around them is becoming more developed and globalized. Globalization hinders development because with globalization, less developed countries depend on more developed countries to help them to sustainability and self-reliance.
Globalization offers a higher standard of living for people in rich countries and is the only
Global stratification can be defined that globe countries and areas are not on an equal footing in the process of economic, political and cultural globalization (Andersen & Taylor, 2006). The economic globalization has exacerbated the imbalance of world economy and has widened the wealth gap. Globalization has brought unfair relationships between developing countries and developed countries. Gao (2000) noted that economic globalization has expanded the gap between South and North. And it has brought huge shocks to national economy of developing countries. The international economic organizations like the Word Bank, IMF and WTO are in the hand of developed countries (El-Ojeili, C. & Hayden, P., 2006.). All the principles, institutions and sequences for the world economic operation are made by them. (Sklair, 2002)What’s more, the economic, technical and management advantages that is owned by Western countries cannot be easily and fully surpassed by developing countries.
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